Design to Cost & Product Cost Engineering Intern - 6 months - #46951

We are a dedicated Squad on a mission to reshape watchmaking, rooted in our legacy since 1884. With a passion for crafting timepieces that thrive across air, land, and sea, we bring together a unique fusion of casual elegance, sustainability, and inclusive luxury. With 140 years of heritage and over 1,900 passionate individuals across 20 countries, we’re excited to continue our journey forward. Join our vibrant team in La Chaux-de-Fonds as Design to Cost & Product Cost Engineering Intern for 6 months and be part of something extraordinary!

Your mission will be to support the analysis and reduction of product costs by identifying cost drivers, challenging design and process choices, and contributing to the deployment of Design to Cost methodologies across both movement and watch development.

You will also contribute to defining and implementing costing standards and guidelines, ensuring a consistent and scalable approach to cost optimization across the organization.

Your Contribution

• Analyze product cost structure and identify cost drivers
• Break down product costs (materials, components, labor, processes)
• Identify key cost drivers across movement manufacturing and watch assembly
• Analyze cost variations and benchmark similar products or components
• Support Design to Cost initiatives across development
• Contribute to Design to Cost projects across movement and watch development
• Challenge design and industrial assumptions to identify cost optimization levers
• Support trade-off analysis between cost, quality, and performance
• Define and implement cost standards and best practices
• Define costing methodologies and standards for components, processes, and products
• Contribute to building cost libraries / reference models (e.g., components, operations)
• Standardize assumptions used in cost calculations (labor time, process costs, etc.)
• Ensure consistent cost approaches across teams (R&D, Industrialization, Finance)
• Document and formalize Design to Cost guidelines and best practices
• Develop cost analysis and reporting tools
• Build and maintain cost models and analysis tools (Excel or similar)
• Develop dashboards to monitor cost performance and track savings initiatives
• Ensure data consistency and reliability across systems
• Contribute to continuous improvement and cost culture
• Support the deployment of Design to Cost best practices
• Contribute to building a cost-awareness culture across teams
• Document methodologies and recommendations for future projects
  
  

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You Will Fit Perfectly Into Our Squad If

• You have previous academic or internship experience in industrial engineering, mechanical engineering, manufacturing, or cost analysis is a strong advantage. Experience working with data (Excel modeling, analysis, dashboards) in an industrial context is appreciated.
• You hold or are currently completing a Master’s degree from a top tier engineering school in with a specialization in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field
• You have strong skills in Excel, Data Analysis
• You have good understanding of product cost structure and basic financial principles, and Knowledge of manufacturing / production processes
• You are fluent in English and French.
  
  

We invite you to apply even if you do not meet all of these criteria.

At Breitling, we encourage everyone to bring true authenticity to work and contribute to our shared mission to redefine luxury. We prioritize the well-being of our employees by fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion, where every voice is heard and valued.